St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-05


think God would crown you with everlasting
blessings. and you defiant rebel against him
to the last? Where else appear except in hell
where those are who refused the blood of the
covenant. If 1t is hard struggle and con-
stant watchfulneSs, and everlasting endeavor
in this world for the righteous to escape the
condemnation of God and finally make their
way to Heaven through grace in
Jesus Christ, then where shall the
ungodlp and sinner appear? You die tonight;
be in hell in the morning. The man who died
impenitent tonight; In hell to-day. What is
the difference between that man in hell to-
day and living yesterday? Nothing. except
he is dead and his hour for penitence has
passed. You will be no bigger devil in hell
than you are d living man tonight if you
die in your present impenitent condition.
Where did you f1ud the philosophy or find the
facts on which to found the theory wherein
the
DEVIL IN HE'LL
is any worse than the impenitent, ungodly
man on earth? All this idea of devils with
horns and hoofs, spiked tails, horrible gri-
maceS and countenances. all these may do
TO illustrate Dante's Inferno but there is
no warrant for them in Scripture or any,
where else. Jesus Christ reached out His
hand one time and drew aside the curtain
that screens eternity from US, and believe
He intended TO give us correct idea of what
is transpiring i'll eternity, and i
demonstration as correctly as [ could Demon
strate on yonder blackboard in mathematics.
Dives in hell was not claiming his punish
ment was unjust; Dives in hell was not
writhing and making grimaceS in the face of
God; Dives in hell was repentant, was suffer-
the eternity of it when they
told him there was an impossible
gulf between him and Paradise.
And more than that, was concerned about the
living of his family aud relations on earth,
and begged that some one might be sent
10 tell them not to come to that place
where. he was. q And you sit here mpenItent,
unpeiieving tonight, refusing the grace of
God that has appeared TO all men in the per-
son Of Jesus Christ, and you are no worse
and will be no worse in hell than now, unless
you get worse between now and the time you
die. Now, man says here, don't mean to
go to hell in any such shape as that, nor con-
tinue my impenitent course; but l don't
know how to believe to be saued. Show me.
Let HE tell you something you do under
stand. go up TO you and say what are your
politics? You say, II am Democrat" What
kind of Democrat? IAN old Jeffersouian
Democrat" What do you mean by that?
Oh, believe in the JeGersonian idea and plan
OF running this governments; his theory OF
the government was correct. have read his
papers and
HIS PUBLIC MESSAGES,
derstand ThomasJ efferson sIconception of the
American government, and agree with him
thoroughly, and on that line l find that it is
fact when look at your life. Every time
catch you down at the polls you are voting
the Jeffersonian Democratic ticket. You are
at the head of the procession. got cap on.
got cape on, or carrying a torch and BAN
ner; are not ashamed to get out in the
street, and wear the insignia of Democratic
club. You will take time from your busi-
ness to attend the mass meetings and speak
ing, and stand in the rain and holler yourself
honrse. and 80 down in your pocket and say
when the campaign needs money, just call on
me. Why? Because you are just saturated
from head to foot in the Jeffersonian politics
aud ideas. go to another man and say:
"Doyou like that?' mo. / am one of the
old stand-bys and old liners of the Republican
party" And | look at your life and catch
you doing the same thing as the other man;
you have concentrated your entire life and
political endeavors trying to make converts,
and at the polls pull and haul and tug to put
your money, time, influence. vitality
and substance into your politics. Each
one is saturated with the doc
trines. precepts, faith of your standards in
politics. See any mystery in that? "Oh, no:
/ am one OF the kind of fellows that do that
myself" Let me tell you, my brother, it
takes more sound common sense, closer
study, more sincere and devoted powers TO
Iudat IL Iudu u thorough DHmOcfQE or RG-
publican at this day than to study the prin-
ciples of Jesus Christ, to be thoroughly con-
secrated to his service and do the things
Chtist demands OF you. If you have good
sense enough to be a poiticianof any sort,
there IS no reason why you shouldn't come to
these gospels. saturate yourself with the
knowledge of God, and go to work upon them
in morals as in your politics. Come right ND
and take hold upon
GODS PRINCIPLES
and precepts. Whenever hear YOU talking
let me hear you talking about Christ In u
religious meeting get up and talk with
Christ Whenever you meet anybody out in
the street on the wrong side of morals, talk
to him and try to convert him to the right
side, as i'll politics, and when their is a process
sion of Christ's of one to the sick bed, or of
10000 to jubilee or camp meeting, get as
near to the head of it as you can as when you
put on that political cape or hat or old tor CHI
light and go lingering all through this town
with it, Put on the red breecheS and red
shirt, If need be, and don't be afraid to ap-
plaud the principles OF Jesus Christ like you
would applaud the principles OF Democracy.
L wish to God, say it honestly, I
wish wish the principles of Jesus
Christ, the truths of the gospel
could be applaud ed from one end of america
to the other, from the lakes to the Gulf like
we applaud our political principles; for the
noise to go abroad over all this broad land,
and when men say what is that noise and ap-
plause and hand clapping for, say il is for
the glorious principles of Jesus Christ: that
means truth. and life, and sobriety. and
eternal salvation to men. If we had little
more of the self-sacrificing spirit in our re-
ligion, we wonld make a bigger commotiou
in this country and turn the world
upside down after awhile. Do not 90 whin
ing around, and say you don't know how to
believe in Jesus Christ. You can believe in
him and here tonight. Say tonight: IT
will take the record of the gospel until I am
saturated with it, thoroughly at my tongues
end" Then say: Every commandment
shall be obeyed just like the highest law of
my nature" and when you do that you can
not be condemned. God cannot condemn YOU
because you are following Jesus Christ, and
the bolt he would condemn you with would
have to pass through the body OF the Lord
Jesus Christ before it reached you.
DOWN HERE IN CUBA,
when that American sailor was caught by
the authorities and falsely charged with being
interested in a conspiracy against Spain and
the government there, they took him and
threw him into dungeon. His captain and
comrades demanded justice. They said,
mo" The council of the United States went
to the authorities and said: ''This man
must have fair trial. You must
not condemn him unheard and with
out truth" Nevertheless, that night after
dark they held a drumhead court martial and
brought him out and condemned him to die.
At daylight they marched him out and SET
his back against the wall, drew up a squad
OF soldiers, and were just about to enter on
his execution when The brave consul of
the United States, finding all other pleas
useless. rushed up and wrapped around
MIN the American flag, and then stood of and
said, Fire on him. if you dare" [Great An
plause. That meant firing on the soveriguty
OF sixty millions of people and upon the in
vlncible power of the United States of
America; firing upon the government of this
country, and they
GROUNDED ARMS
and marched away from there and LET him
alone. Talk about the gospel of Jesus